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Insurance for poor could protect the most disaster-vulnerable - governments

...the meeting. "And that has to be addressed through investments at national level - social protection systems, national disaster management capacity, infrastructure capacity - to be able to deliver the...

31 Jul 2017

Insurance for poor could protect the most disaster-vulnerable - governments

News / Energy

Government unhappy, but Pakistan to stay with coal

...term agreements. This would mean that the new Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government only had the option of making the “best out of a bad situation”. “If there are long-term contracts with strict fi...

28 Aug 2018

Government unhappy, but Pakistan to stay with coal

News / Energy

Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy

...tricity," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. But the country's first tax hike on coal in 30 years, introduced in March, may signal a shift in the government's attitude towards the fossil fuel, en...

21 May 2018

Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy

News / Transport

Are recyclers ready for the coming glut of lithium-ion batteries?

...t generation of electric vehicle batteries have not got to a recycling stage yet, but the clock is ticking. In Europe it is estimated that 5 per cent of lithium-ion batteries are recycled, but the rat...

9 Jul 2018

Are recyclers ready for the coming glut of lithium-ion batteries?

Opinion / Energy

Southeast Asia is the global laggard in renewables, but for how much longer?

...tly went to market that uses its electricity to draw water from the atmosphere to deliver up to 5 liters of pure water per day — a potential life-saver for many in the Asean region. The technology dev...

6 Jul 2018

Southeast Asia is the global laggard in renewables, but for how much longer?

News / Energy

Laos dam disaster hasn't dampened region's thirst for hydropower

...the idea that such gains can lift their countries out of poverty. But to what extent do these benefits trickle down to the local population, especially to communities that have had their lives altered...

21 Aug 2018

Laos dam disaster hasn't dampened region's thirst for hydropower

Opinion / Energy

Electricity in the Philippines does not need to be so expensive—or dirty

...ted coal is tied directly to regulatory practices that act as implicit subsidies that perpetuate market distortions. The cost of coal can range from P3.8 to P5.5 (US$.07 to US$0.11) per kilowatt hour ...

16 May 2018

Electricity in the Philippines does not need to be so expensive—or dirty

CapitaLand Commercial Trust speaking on a panel at the BCA Breakfast Talk for CEOs. Image: BCA

News / Green Buildings

The missing brick in green buildings: The occupant

...tting our tenants to do the same is a lot more difficult, because you can’t tell them what to do. They are the ones paying us the rent,” said Leong, adding that sustainability may not be part of the t...

20 Sep 2017

The missing brick in green buildings: The occupant

News / Food & Agriculture

How did the world lose tropical forests the size of Bangladesh in 2017?

...te and think are we doing something wrong? I think we need to open to that possibility over the next two days.” Commenting on the recent deforestation trend in the tropics, Norway minister of climate ...

2 Jul 2018

How did the world lose tropical forests the size of Bangladesh in 2017?

Vietnamese coffee farmers examine water management system

Opinion / Water

5 things companies can do to grow in a water-stressed world

...t use. Data doesn't have to be perfect to be useful: In the absence of observed data, models and estimates will do. But without any water data, decision-makers are putting water security, infrastructu...

15 Mar 2018

5 things companies can do to grow in a water-stressed world

The Seabin collecting trash at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club. Image: Eco-Business

News / Waste

The Seabin won't swallow Asia’s plastic pollution problem—but it’s a start

...Thailand. But he noted that the debris captured in Singapore contained the highest concentration of plastic nurdles—the lentil-sized pellets used as a raw material to make plastic products—that he had...

11 Apr 2018

The Seabin won't swallow Asia’s plastic pollution problem—but it’s a start

wind turbines western australia southern ocean

News / Energy

Australia's untapped 'solar superpower' potential

...ts the country with an opportunity to be a renewable energy superpower. This was the optimistic outlook delivered by American computer scientist and futurist Ramez Naam at the SingularityU Australia ...

14 Mar 2018

Australia's untapped 'solar superpower' potential

News / Carbon & Climate

The 5 funniest reactions to Trump's Paris pull-out

...the world bathed their buildings in green light to support the Paris Agreement. The move certainly calls for anger, action, and a renewed commitment to the goals of the Paris Agreement. But for a litt...

3 Jun 2017

The 5 funniest reactions to Trump's Paris pull-out

Press Releases / PennWell

India to move decisively towards renewables for future generation

...ts to ultimately transform India’s power generation system into one that is low carbon. Under the Patronage of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the event will provide the opportunity t...

13 Apr 2017

India to move decisively towards renewables for future generation

News / Cities

Clean, green and safe: The Philippines' first sustainable city to be built by 2022

...t infrastructure, said that one thing Filipinos must understand is that beyond infrastructure, it is the people that will make smart and sustainable cities happen. “Building sustainable cities starts...

9 Mar 2018

Clean, green and safe: The Philippines' first sustainable city to be built by 2022

Singapore's 'City in a Garden' plan has seen a network of parks, nature reserves and greened buildings span the 70 kilometre-squared island—but the country has just 0.5 per cent primary forest cover left. Image: Eco-Business

News / Green Buildings

Can Singapore, the city in a garden, grow into a city in nature?

...tore kitted out with sensors to monitor their moisture content. Can Singapore become a city in nature? Singapore citizens may like greenness, but not appreciate the wildlife that is attracted to it....

19 Sep 2018

Can Singapore, the city in a garden, grow into a city in nature?

News / Carbon & Climate

On an overheating planet, parched nations look to the clouds

...t it's just one tool in a broader strategy to deal with drought, he added. Grants in the gulf As temperatures continue to rise, largely as a result of climate change - 2016 was the hottest year on rec...

25 Sep 2017

On an overheating planet, parched nations look to the clouds

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Is sustainable business just an echo chamber?

...the multi-trillion opportunities that lie in solving these challenges. It's also regrettable that an event that brought together the who's who of Australia's private sector all but ignored the issue, ...

7 Jul 2017

Is sustainable business just an echo chamber?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Green bonds do more harm than good

...t only on their credit strength during the life of the bond, but also on their contribution over time to the fight against climate change, water stress, pollution, deforestation and ocean acidificatio...

6 Mar 2018

Green bonds do more harm than good

News / Cities

As cities surge, careful planning needed for the 'invisible' poor

...tried to turn things around they not only took on the cartels but consulted with slum residents to try to find out how they could better connect them to the city and give them other opportunities. In ...

6 Apr 2017

As cities surge, careful planning needed for the 'invisible' poor

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